Customer Reviews for DEWALT DW919 18-Volt Flexible Floodlight

DEWALT DW919 18-Volt Flexible Floodlight

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of DEWALT DW919 18-Volt Flexible Floodlight

Customer Review: Seems like a great device
Summary: 4 Stars

The Dewalt DW919 is an excellent device in the wide, wide world of flashlights. It's bright and very convenient to use when you need both hands to be free to work. I bought it as a Christmas gift for a friend who had been wanting one for a while. He's thrilled with it. I think, though, that this is a rather expensive device in its own right before you have to purchase the expensive 18 volt battery that makes it work. (Note, the battery does not come with it!) If you already have Dewalt or Black and Decker devices that use this battery, however, you're in good shape--especially if you own more than one such battery.

Customer Review: Very Handy
Summary: 4 Stars

Very simple and handy item. Being able to twist it around to position the light has proved helpful under the hood of my car. Bought it on a whim while looking at something else on Amazon. Good decision. Only reason I didn't give it a 5 star is that it could have had a feature to change from spot to flood and maybe it could have been LED or halogen, all in all it's a great item to have around.

Customer Review: Very Useful, Needs Some Care In Use
Summary: 4 Stars

I got this when I began working on a rental house owned by my mother. This was very useful because it let me work at night when I'd otherwise have to shut down. The use of common batteries with the other Dewalt 18V tools is what makes it so useful.

I use it as an area light, bouncing off light-colored walls to light up an entire room (and it is a little dim for this). I still carry a flashlight as a backup and I'd recommend the same to anyone using it at night, since you may knock it over, plywood may fall on it, et cetera. It can be used for task lighting. I suspect that the other Dewalt 18V flashlight might be better for that, though.

The design of the light, with the flexible neck, lets you set it up in all kinds of positions. The advice given in another review - set it on its side - should be taken to heart, as I think that's the most reliable way to use it. Setting the light on the battery base and extending the neck can make it unstable.

But this is a very useful light which can be used in many, many ways. I think that, because it's so useful, one is tempted to use it just a little bit beyond its ability to balance itself. With that caveat, highly recommended.

Customer Review: Very handy spot light.
Summary: 5 Stars

I used one of these at work and liked it so much I bought one for home. Then I bought another one for work. It's "snake" handle is very flexible, giving it the ability to wrap around or hang from almost anything in order to direct the beam. It casts a very bright, focused beam of light which can also cast very dark shadows.

DeWalt also makes a fluorescent light that is much better when you need a flood light. I use them both depending on the type of light I need (spot or flood).

A fully charged 18 volt battery will shine for about 4-6 hours making it difficult to get through the day with out two batteries. If you don't already have tools that use these batteries and its charger, the cost of them would probably make this light prohibitively expensive.

The price on these go up and down, I've seen them for less that $10 (which is when I pick them up) but they can also be much higher.

One warning... The light bulbs (it comes with one spare) are very difficult to find and expensive ($9 per pair). If you can't find them locally, you could spend as much to replace the whole light as it costs to replace the light bulbs.